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Middlesbrough travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The last time the two teams met at Scunthorpe U. was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1966, as the Iron edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1966/1967 | Sat 21 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 17 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | LGE1 |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 28 Mar | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 19 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1962/1963 | Fri 29 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 10 Nov | Middlesbrough | 4 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 1961/1962 | Fri 23 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Iron in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Boro have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Scunthorpe U.'s 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 4 points from 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Iron, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Middlesbrough | 9 games since last away draw. |